Welcome to BCP4C – a teaching blog about Philosophy for Children pedagogy in the British Columbia classroom
The objective of this website is to provide teachers with a primer on teaching using a Philosophy for Children (P4C) approach in the province of British Columbia. P4C is perfectly suited to the “new” curriculum and its focus on both the core competencies and the connections to the First Peoples Principles of Learning. I want to provide teachers with the background, justification, and benefits of using P4C in the classroom (along with practical resources) so that they can utilize the power of philosophy in the classroom.
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Latest from the Blog
Reflections on P4C and Teaching in British Columbia
The following is an adaptation of an assignment I completed during the University of British Columbia Teacher Education program: The power of story is one of my biggest takeaways from both the University of British Columbia Bachelor of Education program per se as well as my own reflection over the course of the program. Story…
P4C and the BC Curriculum: Social Studies
The British Columbia Social Studies curriculum is particularly amenable to Philosophy for Children pedagogy. While P4C and Art are virtually a perfect match, the discussions are almost solely ideal, rather than practical. To be clear, this has immense value; but practical discussions also have value. Social Studies, perhaps by definition, is a practical exercise. Thankfully,…
P4C and the BC Curriculum: Art
Axiology is the study of value: what is valuable or valued and why we value it. Axiology is broken into two parts: ethics and aesthetics. Ethics is concerned with good action; aesthetics is concerned with beauty. Aesthetics pops up in the curriculum in two main places: Art and English Language Arts. This post will look…
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Philosophy for Children in the British Columbia Classroom 